…progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…accepting applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), authorized by emergency drought legislation (Senate Bill 103). An estimated $10 million in competitive grant funding will be awarded…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…past five years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation,…
New Waterways Law Benefits Agriculture, Consumers
President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act today. WRRDA is an important piece of legislation for agriculture – one that has been a priority for the…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…relief. legislation that will bring more water to our Valley.” The following is a summary of selected projects that affect San Joaquin Valley water districts and growers: Arvin-Edison Water Storage…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research;…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening…
Drought Legislation Sites Low “Take” Numbers
…regarding his support of the drought legislation that passed through the senate. Costa said Feinstein’s bill addresses pumping operations specifically under the environmental report’s suggested ranges. Costa on Drought Legislation…
‘Huge Step for Drought Legislation’
Congressman Jim Costa says the passage of the drought legislation through the senate was a huge step in getting some serious action moving regarding immediate and future drought solutions. Costa…
Farm Leader Calls for Quick Negotiations on Drought Bills
…Wenger urged congressional leaders to immediately begin negotiations to reconcile the bill with legislation passed earlier by the House of Representatives. “Now, the real work begins,” Wenger said. “Water shortages…
Passage of the Emergency Drought Relief Act
…to reconcile this legislation with legislation that has already passed in the House. It is Westlands’ hope that this process can begin quickly, and we are confident that Senator Feinstein…
U.S. Forest Service Increases its Firefighting Aircraft Fleet as Fire Season Begins
…exceed Forest Service and Department of the Interior budgets. The proposal tracks closely with legislation authored by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho, and Representatives Mike Simpson…
California Women for Agriculture Take on Sacramento
…California Women for Agriculture (CWA) from all over the state attended legislative and lobbying efforts in Sacramento earlier this month. The meetings provided an overview of legislation currently in front…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…of the drought. 15. Pursuant to the drought legislation I signed into law on March 1, 2014, by July 1, 2014, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation…